I need help from someone who's good with numbers

Ironic eh?  I AM an accountant afterall....

Actually, it's more complicated than that.  I had a horrible interview yesterday, the guy chewed me up, swallowed me, regurgitated my ass and spat me back up...in other words, he drilled the fuck outta me.

Never ever in my history of job seeking have I EVER been so intimidated and sweat so hard.  I litterally left the interview almost in tears.  Turns out...they loved me and want me back for a second interview.  It was a stress interview, he was testing to see how I did under preasure - evidently, I did well.

They've had this position open for 2 months now.  After several unsuccessful interviews sent by my reps at Ambrion, Inc., they went to meet these folks to find out exactly what kind of canidate they were looking for.  Thier ideal canidate would possess all the accounting geeky booksmart knowledge needed to perform the job - x-nay on the geeky part.  They needed someone with a strong outgoing personality who can tackle high volume stress along with disgruntled clients; being that 30% of the job will entail resolving invoice discrepancies.

Their perfect canidate, was a perfect description of me.  So if so perfect, why offer me the lowest pay they were willing to fork out?  WTF?  Should I be insulted?  My rep had already shared with me the pay was between $37K - $42K a year. 

So....I need to meet/talk with someone who knows the best most tactful way of negotiating pay, without losing their interest entirely. 

Sex and the City Birthday Bash

What: My 26th birthday

When: Saturday, January 7th @ 7pm

Where: Yet to be determined

Details: It's going to be a Sex and the City theme.  DRESS CODE ENFORCED!  Meaning you all have to dress up in suits and cocktail dresses!  Dress to impress!  Nothing but Cosmopolitans, dirty martinis, and cabernets served all night.  I will post the location as soon as I come to a decision.  Don't feel obligated to bring a gift, your presence is all I'm asking for .  HOWEVER, if you insist, I want BB giftcards so I can put it towards a digital camera  .  If I could get a good headcount of who's all attending, that would greatly assist me in determining which of the 3 locations I have in mind.  The more of you who want to come and celebrate, the bigger of a place I'm going to need and more party planning.  So please RSVP by emailing me AND leaving a comment on this blog along with however many guests you plan on bringing. 

Email: nattiewong@gmail.com

Those who have already RSVP'd are as follows:

1. Sarah
2. Benjamin
3. Nick
4. Ari
5. Nana
6. Thou
7. Bay
8. Dale
9. Taiha
10. Jeff
11. Chrissy
12. Asian Usher  :)
13. Linda Cao
14. Linda's mystery gentleman friend
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Misc Thoughts...

I love Campbell's double noodle soup...last night I discovered MEGA noodle...yum!  *sips on soup*

I go through random phases where I'd only want to consume one particular food item for about a month or so...this month - grapefruit....spent close to $20 on two bags last night.

I can't stop obssessing over the jump drive Nick got me.  It's so useful and handy...I wonder if I would love it as much if it didn't have the pink butterfly trinket though.  I'm all about girly shit.

I just discovered a vien in one of the chunks of chicken in my soup...and now we're done with the mega noodle.

I've been extremely exhausted and sleepy all the time lately, especially after I'd eaten.  It doesn't matter what I eat or how much.  I wonder what else my body is lacking other than exercise to state the obvious.

This is how much I love my wife Nana:  It took me 15mins to get INTO the parking lot....5 mins in the store....another flipping 25 getting OUT of the parking lot, while holding my full bladder and not being able to find my ciggerettes (the guy behind me was having one and it drove me even MORE crazy), ppl not knowing how to drive or get out of a parking lot, almost getting hit....all this just to pick up her present only to realize I wasn't going to see her til Tuesday anyways because she's going to be out of town *sigh*

I bought Nick a new wardrobe...he's looking sharp and HOT now, arrghhh, now I'm going to have to worry about fending the chics off of him.  The boy cleans up good I tell ya :)

I've been having mixed emotions about everything in my life.  I just need to get away and clear my thoughts somewhere in solitude.  I'd still like to visit Boston in the not so distant future.  That way  I can gorge on fresh seafood.

I would LOVE to gather all my friends together for a Christmas dinner somewhere nice.  That would be the ultimate gift ever.  To be surrounded by the people I love and care for, to laugh, joke and tell stories amongst ourselves *sigh*  ...if only.

My wife is going to be out of town for New Years, my other bestfriends are pretty much married, Nick going back home...and then there's sad lil ole me who's going to sit at home with nothing else better to do than download porn.  I'm not big into New Year's anyways.  Last year I got to spend it standing in line outside of Escape and then spending another 20mins out there before deciding to call it a night. 

Considering it IS my baby sister's bday as well on New Year's Eve, I could do what I do every year and buy fresh lobster for everyone.  Too bad my relationship with my mother gets worse as the years progress and I avoid her like the plague.  Fortunately when the time comes for me to bear childern, my offspring wont need to suffer the unbearable culture clash I had to endeavor.

I think I'm going to head downstairs and devour a grapefruit after this...yes I am at home, home sweet home.

Come to think of it, as I sit here and stare at Nana's present, I can't help but want to retain it for myself, it's limited edition and VERY pretty :)  I got her everything I wanted...except for the one from her main mothership.

Looking forward to my Sex and the City themed birthday party.  I have all kinds of ideas; I'm open to suggestions as to where I can hold my celebration.   AAAAAAAND....I'll be sure to take a lot of photos with my new SD450.  I saw it for the first time at BB last night; I've only seen it online.  Not as "pretty" as I'd imagine, I personally liked the SD550 better but I'm not willing to invest $500 on a camera.  The SD450 will suit me just fine.  I think the Cybershot is WAAAAY prettier but, hey, it's a Cannon, can't go wrong with them when it comes to quality prints.

That's all folks. 

Doesn't take much...

Nick bought me a new gadget and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!  It's a jump drive and yeah I know, being that I'm going to school for IT I should have owned one ages ago but never really found a use for it. 

My new job doesn't enable me to listen to streaming radio and I've been dying without music at the office.  Now I can tote music, photos and so much more wherever I go!  Who would have thought, I'm more excited over my tiny device smaller than a tube of MAC lipstick over the $55 Alpaca stuffed bear he purchased me awhile back!  :)  I guess I'm easy to please and it doesn't take much.  Best part is it illuminates this pretty blue glow when lit :)  Yeah, yeah, I'm a dork.  Of course, I had to totally deck it out with a PINK girly butterfly trinket to give it character =P 

The bf's outta town, so ya all know what they say; when the cat's away, the mice come out to play hehe.  KIDDING HONEY!

This is my holiday itinerary starting tomorrow....wanna join?

Wednesday:  You guys can't come to this unless you have Nana's permission and we both know you really well cuz A, it's her house and B, this is kinda our thing with her baby bro, BUT...we're having Da Sex marathon (Sex and the City).  Slumber party, pillow fights in our underwear, the works. 

Thursday: Heading out to my second home back in the day.  There wasn't a single week I missed going to Escape Ultra Lounge last year.  Nana's going to do my X-mas photoshoot and it's off to the club we go.  We're taking a cab so that this time we both can drink and have fun, doing it Sex in the City style :)  If you wanna meet at my place and join us, let me know!

Friday: I won tickets to see Bone Thugs 'n Harmony @ Myth and I've loved them since I was 14.  My very first CD was East 1999 so naturally I have to go see them.  However, Kim Loan is going to be at Karma and I CAN'T miss that either, she's my all time favorite import model so looks like we're going to be ending our night there. 

Saturday:  Nana's gonna make some grub at her place, so you all have to ask her if you can come.  We're going to gorge ourselves silly and then find another club to hit.  Maybe just stay there and drink, who knows.

Sunday:  I'm going to make sure Nana's a hurtin unit and swears over and over and over again how she's not driving ever again for a very loooooong time.  haha.  This girl hadn't even stepped foot in a club til she was 23, high time she made up for all those years and what better bestfriend does she have that's perfect for the job :)